Does Mr Briggs or Mrs Kay have the more realistic expectations of the children in our day out?
Our Day Out Assignment Dose Mr Brigg's or Mrs Kay have the more realistic expectations of the children in our day out? Our Day out is a play written by Willy Russell it was written in 1977 it is about a group of children from the progress class. it is in the inner city of Liverpool and there going on a trip to Conway castle in Wales the children are poor and don't have much money a quote to support this is 'Carol rushes along the street wearing a school uniform which doubles as a street outfit and her Sunday best. She is eating half a sandwich and clutching a supermarket carrier bag.' The characters are: Teachers: Mrs Kay who is in her early forties she is very kind to the children, she is a bit like a mother hen she doesn't have very high expectations of the children and she doesn't think the children are going to get anywhere in life . Mr Briggs who is in his early thirties he isn't very kind to the children he is very strickt and doesn't understand where the children are coming from. Susan Collin Headmaster Kids: Carol Rilley Digga Linda Karen Andrews Ronson Kevin Jimmy Maurice Other adults: Les (lollipop man) The driver Mrs Roberts Waitress John Mac Animal keepers The play is set in the inner city of Liverpool in the 1970's they also go on trip to Conway castle .in Liverpool it was a desperate time in Liverpool because the factory
The major themes in our day out are the lack of education, opportunity and deprivation the inner city; discuss how Willy Russell makes the audience aware of these situations.
The major themes in our day out are the lack of education, opportunity and deprivation the inner city; discuss how Willy Russell makes the audience aware of these situations. The popular play and TV series our day out, written by Willy Russell was set in Liverpool in the 1970 's. At this time Britain was in the middle of an economic recession and huge job losses were a result of this. Because of the high unemployment levels, social deprivation was at a high, with many families being unable to afford proper food or clothing for their children for example. Many of the men who lived in Liverpool in the early 1970's would of worked either at the docks or in the factories, which were generally the only jobs the men could get, the few business people of the city also lost their jobs when Britain hit the recession so the unemployment levels were astronomically high. The story is based around a group of kids from a Liverpool school who go on a day out to Conway castle in Wales. The trip is aimed at the children who go to progress class which is a special class that the kids who cant read or write properly attend. There are two very contrasting teachers in the play who want to treat the kids in totally different ways; these are Mr Briggs and Mrs Kay. Whilst Mr Briggs wants the trip to be for educational purposes Mrs Kay wants the children to have a good day away from Liverpool.
Choose three key moments that were the most important sections from the play and where the drama was built around.
For our second module, we looked at the study of the play 'Our Day Out' by Willy Russell. The play is about a special needs class from Liverpool going on a day out to Wales, and the different dilemmas they put their teachers Mr. Briggs and Mrs. Kay through (like stealing animals from a zoo). We had to choose three key moments that we thought were the most important sections from the play and where we thought drama was built around. For us, the key characters in the story are Mr. Briggs, a strict teacher Mrs. Kay, a gentler teacher, and Carol, a quiet pupil in the special needs class. We used different explorative strategies whilst developing and performing our drama. This essay is the response to the play. Our first key moment that we chose was a conversation between the headmistress and Mr. Briggs. We thought this was a key moment because it showed a drop in Mr. Briggs' status. We got to this conclusion after a group discussion. We decided to hot seat the characters in order to develop them. We wanted to find out how Mr. Briggs really felt about not having the total authority. Mr. Briggs developed into a strict disciplinarian who disliked most people. However Mrs. Kay developed into a sweet motherly type teacher. Our second key moment was Mrs. Kay defending herself and answering back during a disagreement with Mr. Briggs. We decided this was a key moment because it let
If you were directing 'Our Day Out' how might you bring out some of Willy Russell's ideas on certain scenes?
If you were directing 'Our Day Out' how might you bring out some of Willy Russell's ideas on certain scenes? The play 'Our Day Out' is about a group of poor children who are going on a trip with their school. But these children are not like other children they are not as intelligent or as quick to react to things. They have a teacher called Mrs Kay who treats them with respect and also is very nice, tries to stand up for all the kids in difficult situations like when they get in trouble from Mr Briggs. Mr Briggs also tries to let them do what they want to, but he does only let them do what the want up to a certain extent and doesn't like anything that involves bad things. Also when Briggs is shouting at the children, some of them have heard it all before and they pay very little attention to him. Mrs Kay does try to protect them by saying things like "They are only children." In this essay I will concentrate on a few of Willy Russells scenes from the book. The scenes that I will be concentrating on are scenes 22, 29 and also the scene 30. In scene 22 the director has to make a decision of what the kids are doing while they are talking to Mr Briggs about the animals, He should look very shocked and think to himself that maybe these kids do have half a brain. Also when he gets into the conversation he should start to trust them and a little smile should creep up on his
Examine the way the idea of escape is presented in the use of character, dramatic devices, language & historical setting in the play, Our Day Out.
Examine the way the idea of escape is presented in the use of character, dramatic devices, language & historical setting in the play, Our Day Out. Our day out was written by Willy Russell, he uses many ways to give the impression of escape such as language, historical content, dramatic devices and most of all, his characters. As well as creating this theme, around it, he makes a very good intriguing play. The main view of escape is through the children, especially Carol, a young girl in the 'Progress Class', living poorly and with no future ahead of her at all. Russell uses this background to show that Carol is indeed looking to escape from her life, she says things such as 'I don't want to go home miss' and 'Do you reckon I could live in one of them big houses?' Sayings such as these prove that Carol is indeed searching for a way out of her deadbeat life. Russell creates sympathy towards Carol too, she runs away from the rest of her friends and teachers and wants to run away from home and live in the countryside, the viewer can see that Carol is in a desperate situation and wants to get out of it. Mrs Kay holds a leading role in Our Day Out; she is one of the teachers, head of the 'Progress Class'. She too is escaping, escaping from reality, she knows that the children she is trying to teach have no future at all and their opportunities aren't good at all. For example, she
A character study on Briggs in
Lewis woodall GA 5 Newfield School 1/7/04 A character study on Briggs in "Our Day Out" and a selected scene from "Our Day Out". For my character study I have chosen Mr. Briggs. I chose him because has a very defined character in the play, he is all ways described well in each scene. The play gives you his point of view and feelings on most subjects that come up. Mr. Briggs has a very different teaching method from the other teachers. I think this is because he teaches examination students, not learning difficulty students. Mr. Briggs's classes are a lot stricter and he doesn't vary his pattern, he also thinks that children should supervised all the time I think this because in scene 30 near the end he says "when we get to the castle we'll split up into four groups. Each member of staff will be responsible for one group". However Mrs. Kay would still supervise the children but would only shout at them when they had to move from example in scene 4 she shouts to "Maurice! Come away from that road" where as Mr. Briggs would be breathing down their necks all the time. I think that both of the teachers have their methods right for the class they teach. An examination class needs to be pushed so they don't think they can walk thought the exams,
The weather looked a bit cloudy, threatening rain, but it was pleasantly warm. Near perfect conditions for a family visit to the Theme Park which had recently opened nearby.
"The weather looked a bit cloudy, threatening rain, but it was pleasantly warm. Near perfect conditions for a family visit to the Theme Park which had recently opened nearby. The TV ads promised a perfect day out and thrills galore, and the place looked so spectacular we just couldn't resist. The bus that took us to the Theme Park was huge, with room for a couple of hundred people on board. And not all crammed in like sardines either; everyone got a seat, there was plenty of leg room and air conditioning kept us all cool. We scythed through the traffic, and in no time at all arrived at our destination. A sign above the gate said Welcome to Mystique Park, Even I was excited, and my kids were buzzing. I bought the tickets - a bit steep for the whole family, but all the rides are free once you're in. The great metal gates swung open and in we swarmed, carried along by the enthusiasm of the crowd. And what a sight met our eyes! The place was fantastic! Rides galore, shops, souvenirs and all the facilities you could possibly wish for. A huge roller coaster - The Whirlwind - dominated the skyline, and we followed the signs straight there, hoping to be the first in the line. Somehow a few others had beaten us to it, but we weren't made to wait for long. We climbed aboard and pulled down the safety rail, me and the wife in front, the two kids behind. Phew, what a ride! Loops,
Our day out - With whom does Willy Russell intend the audience to sympathize and identify? Give reasons and evidence from the play in your answer.
OUR DAY OUT With whom does Willy Russell intend the audience to sympathize and identify? Give reasons and evidence from the play in your answer. Our Day Out was originally written as a television play, which was set in Liverpool. Willy Russell wrote it in 1977. He was born in 1947 inWhiston, but most of his childhood was spent in Knowsley just outside Liverpool. He has written a string of popular award winning plays and musicals. One of his most famous was Educating Rita, which was successfully adapted into a film and nominated for an Oscar. Other of his well-known works includes Shirley Valentine and Blood Brothers. Most of Russell's plays and characters are based on their situations, which are drawn from real life experiences, although the stories are generally humorous there is usually a hidden agenda as the characters tend to crave freedom from a deprived background. A good example of this is Our Day Out. Russell wrote this after his experiences as a teacher at Shorefield Comprehensive School, when accompanying a teacher of the remedial department on a trip to Conwy Castle. The play implicates all the vital elements of the trip, which contrast with the complex teaching methods of the characters. Russell uses dramatic devices to create warmth, humour and a sense of humanity in his work, to show different archetypal views which his audience can identify with.
Discuss the similarities and differences between the city and the countryside as depicted in Willy Russell's play 'Our Day Out', with specific reference to how the city and countryside would be represented on stage.
Discuss the similarities and differences between the city and the countryside as depicted in Willy Russell's play 'Our Day Out', with specific reference to how the city and countryside would be represented on stage. The play 'Our Day Out' by Willy Russell depicts how the kids in the poorer parts of the country live. In the book a group of 'progress class' children are taken on a trip to Conway Castle. On the trip the also visit the zoo, the beach and the funfair. All of the children have an enjoyable day out and even some of the more irritable teachers enjoy themselves. In the play, life is portrayed as very different in the countryside compared to life in the city. The level of traffic and pollution, the "Cold cruel streets" of the city appear to be forgotten about and personalities seem to change once the school party enter the countryside. One of the teachers, Mr Briggs, begins to have fun as the day progresses and shows some understanding for the children, something you do not normally see in him. In Liverpool, the children do not appear to have very much in life and this is often portrayed in the play. The city is shown as a run down, gloomy place. The children think this as well. "It's bleedin horrible when you look at it isn't it?" says Riley to Linda on the coach journey home. Most of the kids are not embarrassed or ashamed to talk about Liverpool freely, however,
Article Analysis : ‘M1 protest: the worst enemy is the cynics’
Article Analysis : 'M1 protest: the worst enemy is the cynics' In the article 'M1 protest: the worst enemy is the cynics' Vivek Subramanian of Glen Waverly, Vic, an M1 protestor, argues in an accepting and intellectual, subdued manor in favour of the protestors. She believes that the 'wild' protestors have a valid point that is missed by many cynical people. Subramanian is upset that someone such as Imre Salusinzsky ("Protesting by numbers", Opinion, 30/4), a coherent and learned person has missed the point of campaigns such as M1 or S11. Without creating a heated argument she kindly accepts that she has been stereotyped as one of those "crazy kids", as mentioned by Salusinzsky. Subramanian subverts the label by highlighting and accepting that a learned person such as Imre Salusinzsky has labelled them "crazy kids". With a well-structured and strong argument about the issue she leads us to believe that the protestors do have a valid point of view, they're not just the "crazy kids" they're made out to be. Further Subramanian believes that such a professional person such as Salusinzsky has missed the point of campaigns such as M1 or S11, and is being highly cynical towards those who are honestly trying to make the world a better place. By singling out Salusinzsky and addressing that she has missed the point of these protests makes us agree with Subramanian. If we're told